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Le Vélard at Les Marecottes

Intermediate · 469 m long with 146 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 25° at its steepest, facing SE.

25°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
469 mlength
146 mvertical
1896 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

Le Vélard is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Le Vélard

Lifts that reach the top: Le Luisin (skiing novice terrain to get there); Le Vélard (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Les Marécottes - La Creusaz
  2. Ski La Route (easy)
  3. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  4. Ride Le Luisin
  5. Ski Le Vélard (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins La Route, unnamed easy trail, Le 7. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Le Luisin (1 min), Le Vélard (1 min), La Creusaz (1 min).

See Le Vélard on the 3D mapAll runs at Les Marecottes
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.